Friedrich August Hazslinszky von Hazslin
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Kežmarok
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, 6 January 1818 – Prešov
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, 16 September 1896) was a Hungarian
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mycologist and botanist. Upon completing his lyceum studies in Késmark (today Kežmarok
Kežmarok
Kežmarok is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia , on the Poprad River.-History:...
, Slovakia), he studied philosophy, law, theology and chemistry, working concurrently as a teacher. After a stint as teacher in Debrecen
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and Sárospatak
Sárospatak
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, and further studies in Vienna, he became professor of physics and mathematic at the Lutheran College in Eperjes (today Prešov
Prešov
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) in 1846.
His scientific interests and contributions centered on the then Northern Hungarian – now Slovakian - flora, in particular the one of the Spiš
Spiš
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, Orava
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and the Tatra Mountains
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. Hazslinszky published extensively in botany, pteridology and particularly in mycology. He published the first Hungarian plant identification guide in 1864 as well as over a hundred, mostly mycological papers and monographs, among them the monumental Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flora der Karpathen in 9 parts.
He was a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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.
The genus Hazslinszkya was named in his honour by G. W. Körber in 1861.
Some taxa commemorating Hazslinszky
- SapindusSapindusSapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Lychee family, Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as...
Hazslinszkyi Ett. - FicusFicusFicus is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes, and hemiepiphyte in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The Common Fig Ficus is a genus of...
Hazslinszkyii Ett. - Cedrella Hazslinszkyi Ung.
- Ranina Hazslinszkyi Reuss;
- Hazslinszkya gibberulosa Körber,
- Peziza Hazslinszkyi Cooke,
- Cryptospora Hazslinszkyi Rehm.
- AgaricusAgaricusAgaricus is a large and important genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide...
Hazslinszkyi Schulzer
Publications
- Complete bibliography on Worldcat http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Hazslinszky&fq=ap%3A%22hazslinszky%2C+frigyes%22&qt=facet_ap%3A